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110 Lighting
Hazard Warning Flashers
The hazard warning flasher button is on the
center stack.
|:Press to make the front and rear turn
signal lamps flash on and off. This warns
others that you are having trouble. Press
the button again to turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers are on,
the turn signals will not work.
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
Move the lever all the way up or down to
signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster flashes
in the direction of the turn or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the arrow
starts to flash to signal a lane change. Hold
it there until the lane change is completed.
If the lever is briefly pressed and released,
the turn signal flashes three times.
The turn and lane-change signal can be
turned off manually by moving the lever
back to its original position.
If after signaling a turn or lane change, the
arrow flashes rapidly or does not come on, a
signal bulb may be burned out. Replace any burned out bulbs. If a bulb is
not burned out, check the fuse. See
Underhood Compartment Fuse Block
0211.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
This feature adjusts the brightness of all
illuminated controls. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the exterior
lamp control.
Push the knob in all the way until it extends
out and then turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim the
lights. Push the knob back in when finished.
The knob is functional at night, or when the
headlamps or parking lamps are ON.

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Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 197
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 197
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . 198
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . 200
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . 210
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Underhood Compartment Fuse Block . . . 211
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . 219
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 222
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . 223
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 227
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . 229
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . 229 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 231
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 232
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . 238
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

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Halogen Bulbs
{Warning
Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas inside
and can burst if you drop or scratch the
bulb. You or others could be injured. Be
sure to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting
{Warning
The High Intensity Discharge (HID)
lighting system operates at a very high
voltage. If you try to service any of the
system components, you could be
seriously injured. Have your dealer or a
qualified technician service them.
This vehicle has several HID lamps.
For replacement of any HID lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
After an HID headlamp bulb has been
replaced, the beam might be a slightly
different shade than it was originally. This is
normal.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps
1. Back-up Lamp
2. Turn Signal Lamp
3. Stoplamp/Taillamp
To access the bulbs, reach up behind the
rear bumper. To replace a back-up bulb, turn
signal lamp, taillamp, or stoplamp: 1. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise
and remove it from the socket. The
lamps are in the rear bumper.
2. Press the new bulb in and turn clockwise to install the bulb into the socket.
3. Turn the bulb socket clockwise to reinstall.
License Plate Lamp
1. Press the spring clip on the right end ofthe lamp assembly to the left to unlock
the lamp assembly.
2. Pull down on the lamp assembly to remove it from the fascia.

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Automatic (cont'd)Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 112
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 238
Battery Gauge
High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
High Intensity Discharge (HID)Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 197
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197, 204, 238, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Carbon Monoxide Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Cargo (cont'd)
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Charging Delay Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Programmable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Utility Interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Charging Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Charging Status Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

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RequirementsElectrical Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . .158
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
S
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety Signal Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 33
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 197
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 252
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 86
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . 157
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
T
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Tires (cont'd)
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 229
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 231
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 227
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrakLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . .134
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 267
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
U
Underhood Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . 211
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . . . . 200
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
UpdatesSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Utility Interruption of Charging . . . . . . . . . . 194
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101